Saturday, March 28, 2015

I’ve been too busy to DJ my own radio show these days…but I
feel fortunate to play music for a living so that’s the most important thing
for me. But I enjoy the blog and sharing vinyl rarities so I’ve decided to
spotlight some of my favorite pieces from my collection. These are RADIO SHOW
LP’s…very limited and hard to come by. Each month or so I’ll add new titles and
please note, if you want to download and save any of these, DO IT QUICK,
because the links will only last a month or so…

Now, If you choose to follow this blog you can grab some classic moments in
American radio history.

First up is a series of AMERICAN FORCES RADIO LP’s that were issued and
broadcast to our troops stationed throughout the world. Most of these are from
1980. Along with AOR treasures from MARY TURNER, featured is a few hours of
country classics with host HARRY NEWMAN and also one-off broadcast LP’s
featuring well-known jocks from the golden era like CHARLIE TUNA, ROBERT W.
MORGAN, HUMBLE HARVE and the legendary WOLFMAN JACK.

I’ll start with a tribute to the queen of the FM airwaves,
MARY TURNER. Host of the extremely popular syndicated FM radio interview staple,
“Off The Record,” Mary also was on the KMET airwaves in Los Angeles and as
featured here, an Armed Forces radio favorite. She plays mostly what would
become known as “classic rock” but there are some deep cuts and southern rock
surprises. Mary is still on the radio! She hosts a current show on 100.3 The
Sound.

Each of these links have 3 half hour programs on them for a total of 3 hours with Mary Turner. I won’t spoil the fun by printing the track listings yet, I’d rather you
listen just like the old days and take the music as it comes. It’s like tuning
into a good FM station in 1980. Turn it up!

About Me

My name is Jim Wilson and I just released my first solo album...ON VINYL! I also play with DANIEL LANOIS & BLACK DUB, MOTHER SUPERIOR and SPARKS.
This is a new blog to promote my own music and music that I am involved with as well as share some rarities with friends.